商务英语函电课件答案 李蕾ISBN 9787566301185 PPT wordUnit 8 Shipment.ppt

Part One: Teaching Aims Requirements 1. Help students to get some basic knowledge about shipment in International Trade, such as the items to be included in the Shipment Clause in the Contract, shipping instructions, notices of cargo readiness and Shipping Advice, among which the last one is the most important document. 2. Help students to study the example letters regarding shipment and learn some useful words and expressions in this business step. 3. Help students to learn how to write such kind of letters, especially the letters giving Shipping Advice. 4. Help students to have some idea about shipping documents, especially Bill of Lading, which is the most important one in ocean marine transport. Part Two: Background Knowledge I. The items to be included in the shipment clause Shipment is one of the important links in import and export trade. The terms of shipment cover mainly the mode of shipment, time of shipment, port of shipment and port of destination, shipping documents, partial shipment, transshipment, etc., which should be explicitly stipulated in the contract. II. Shipping Instructions Before shipment, the buyer sometimes sends his shipping requirements to the seller, informing him in writing of the packing, shipping marks and mode of transport, etc., known as the Shipping Instructions.  III. Notice of Cargo Readiness Under FOB terms, the seller shall, within a reasonable period of time, send to the buyer by fax/email a “X X days’ (definite) notice of cargo readiness” in order to leave ample time for the latter to charter a ship or book shipping space and arrange insurance. IV. Shipping Advice After making shipment, the seller should, no matter on what trade terms the transaction is concluded, promptly advise the buyer of its completeness in order to help the latter to take out insurance and accept the goods. Such a notice is called Shipping Advice. It should include: 1) Contract and/or L/C number(s); 2) Name of commodity; 3) Number of packages; 4) T